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It Is Written In the Urban Dictionary the top definition of Mic Drop is as follows:An extremely expensive, theatrical form of punctuation often done by performers who have never actually had to purchase a microphone.  In today's culture, dropping the mic is...

About 10 years ago Ally Bank aired a commercial where they gave a suitcase containing 100,000 dollars to complete strangers and then asked them to watch it. Many of the strangers reluctantly accepted the suitcase and watched it cautiously. During the commercial we are...

Have you ever put together something complex? Maybe it was your child’s toy, a piece of furniture, or a home gym set. Once you opened the box and dumped everything out you probably looked for the instructions on how everything fit together. The funny thing is if you...

We all want to be known for something. It’s part of our DNA. In fact God has granted all of us with unique gifts and talents. 1 Peter 4:10-11 says Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its...

I might be dating myself here, but there was a time when some of my favorite shows were on VHS tapes. And the only way you could play said tapes were on VCRs. One of my favorite shows that I recorded on VHS was the Transformers. Sometimes I would fast forward through...

‘God said/told to me…’ It’s something we’ve probably all claimed at some point in our lives. But how exactly do we discern the difference between God’s voice and our own subconscious thoughts? More importantly are we willing to hear the answers if we don’t like them?...

Even people who don’t believe in Jesus have heard of the 12 disciples. For those of us that do believe in Jesus we are probably familiar with the story found in the 4 gospels of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) which describe the disciples various...

The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is probably one of the most famous parables in the Bible. Of all the parables that Jesus told, this story always comes to mind because of the redemptive power of God’s grace that is displayed through the father in this story. While it...

Have you ever seen someone observe a person, doing something less than desirable (cursing, drinking, smoking, etc), and then comment about how they don’t do said activity any more? Better yet have you yourself done the same thing? I know for fact I have done that....

Are you generous? If you ask most people that question they would tell you, ‘Yes, of course’. Most people would think of the times they had been nice to someone and given somebody something and count it in their generosity column. But generosity can’t simply be...

Have you ever told someone to have more faith when counseling them in a difficult time? Has someone ever counseled you with the same advice? While that phrase seems like good advice it’s actually akin to the idea of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. The Greek...

With Valentine’s day just in the rear view mirror it’s the perfect time to talk about love. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s day or not (I believe it to be a personal preference) you can’t argue that the day encourages people show love towards one another....

What does it look like to seek God? For many people a certain number of devotionals read, tithes given, or hours serving might constitute a definition of seeking God. But lets dig deeper into the scripture text of Hebrews 11:6 to get a clearer picture. Now without...

How should you praise and worship God? (hands raised, singing, jumping, shouting, standing quietly)Is there a difference between praise and worship?If they are different can there be times when they are one in the same? If you asked 100 Christians from different...